Jack Leiter’s first start
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Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
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IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
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@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up.
Verlander has a teamate that throws a curve like that better than him, LM Jr https://www.google.com/search?q=lance+mccullers+curve+ball&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS981US981&oq=lance+mccullers+curve+ball&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13l2j0i8i13i30l2j0i390l3.8320j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_oGRSYoDCEqioqtsPoJqjsAM19
If he could just stay healthy.
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@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
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@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Exact opposite lol. Slow and loopy you can see it out of the hand and slow your body down to hit it the other way, hard curveball and you’re swinging like a fool
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@chuckclc_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up.
Verlander has a teamate that throws a curve like that better than him, LM Jr https://www.google.com/search?q=lance+mccullers+curve+ball&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS981US981&oq=lance+mccullers+curve+ball&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13l2j0i8i13i30l2j0i390l3.8320j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_oGRSYoDCEqioqtsPoJqjsAM19
If he could just stay healthy.
I agree. But then again, I’m sure throwing all those curves destroyed his elbow. Pretty sure he had TJ surgery the next year.
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@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
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@jacksonvance35 said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Exact opposite lol. Slow and loopy you can see it out of the hand and slow your body down to hit it the other way, hard curveball and you’re swinging like a fool
Maybe in a video game brotha. If you’re sitting fastball and get a 12-6 at 75 mph that breaks from your eyeballs to your shins, it’s all over as soon as you put that front leg down. I’m not saying the slow 12-6 is “better” than a power curve, but it is when everybody and there dog also throws a slider. Not as advantageous to throw two breaking balls at similar speeds.
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
Dr Pepper stadium? I need to get there for another game. That place is lively and fun af!
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@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
I think you’re severely underrating the difficulty of reacting to a slow 12-6 curveball when you’re looking fastball. Time doesn’t stop mid pitch, let you regain your balance, and slap it oppo. Its extremely difficult. Once you gear up for fastball and put that front foot down geared up for 95 and get 75, you’re walking back to the dugout.
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@schwizzle_nizzle said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
Dr Pepper stadium? I need to get there for another game. That place is lively and fun af!
Yessir! That was my first game there. Really cool little park and part of town. Keep an eye out on their schedule and see if you can catch a Leiter start!
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
I think you’re severely underrating the difficulty of reacting to a slow 12-6 curveball when you’re looking fastball. Time doesn’t stop mid pitch, let you regain your balance, and slap it oppo. Its extremely difficult. Once you gear up for fastball and put that front foot down geared up for 95 and get 75, you’re walking back to the dugout.
I think you're underrating the hammer. Pros can keep their hands back even if they are out on their front foot. Hard curves break later to the plate, which makes it more difficult to pickup. Check out all the strikeout guys, I can't think of hardly any that had a 70-75 curve. Roy halladay had a filthy curve that started in the middle of the zone and dropped late. He was pretty good.
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@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
I think you’re severely underrating the difficulty of reacting to a slow 12-6 curveball when you’re looking fastball. Time doesn’t stop mid pitch, let you regain your balance, and slap it oppo. Its extremely difficult. Once you gear up for fastball and put that front foot down geared up for 95 and get 75, you’re walking back to the dugout.
I think you're underrating the hammer. Pros can keep their hands back even if they are out on their front foot. Hard curves break later to the plate, which makes it more difficult to pickup. Check out all the strikeout guys, I can't think of hardly any that had a 70-75 curve. Roy halladay had a filthy curve that started in the middle of the zone and dropped late. He was pretty good.
Once again, Im not saying the slower 12-6 is better than a power curve. But if you already have a slider in your arsenal, it’s more advantageous to differ your pitch speeds. Plenty of greats have had a slow loopy curve, but it’s def not for everyone. Kershaw has certainly had a decent career throwing one.
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@schwizzle_nizzle said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
Dr Pepper stadium? I need to get there for another game. That place is lively and fun af!
Yessir! That was my first game there. Really cool little park and part of town. Keep an eye out on their schedule and see if you can catch a Leiter start!
I got to see Tatis Jr there launch a monster bomb to LF onto the street.
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@schwizzle_nizzle said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@schwizzle_nizzle said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
Dr Pepper stadium? I need to get there for another game. That place is lively and fun af!
Yessir! That was my first game there. Really cool little park and part of town. Keep an eye out on their schedule and see if you can catch a Leiter start!
I got to see Tatis Jr there launch a monster bomb to LF onto the street
Nice dude! I’d def hit that ballpark up more if I lived closer.
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@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
just was my personal take as a D1 outfielder but sure okay
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@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@hollywap35_mlbts said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
@matt_42187_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
IMO, Zito's curve was not all that great. Max Fried has the same curveball style. I think Kerry Wood or Verlander had the best curves. Curves that are thrown hard with late bite is difficult to pick up. But I'm excited about Leiter. He looked legit in college.
IMO, the pitch you’re describing is what a slider is intended for. A well thrown, slower 12-6 can really eff with a batters timing and straight up make major league batters look silly. Nothing against the power curve, but if you’re going with a curve and a slider, give me the slower curve to mix up speed differentials.
literally what I was thinking, playing throughout my life you could be timed for a fastball and a hard power curve you could hold hands back and flick it through the 5 hole ... a slow loopy zito esque CB??? youre sitting one or the other not both
Or you can just look fastball and react to a loopy curve. Because you know that 75mph curve isn’t blowing by you. Hard curves start with a similar plane as a fastball. Pretty hard to keep hands back and balanced when it’s too late picking up the spin.
just was my personal take as a D1 outfielder but sure okay
Ha I feel ya brotha. It’s hard for some people to differentiate video game hitting and real life hitting. It’s a lot more complex than mashing that X button.
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
They need to supercharge his Prospect card.
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@daddydingerz_psn said in Jack Leiter’s first start:
Just watched his first start in AA. They only let him go 3 innings, but he still managed to get 7 Ks. I was fortunate to get pretty good seats behind home plate, and oh my, this dude can throw. One of the best curveballs I’ve seen in person (best was Zito). Hope he turns out well, because the Rangers could sure use some pitching.
You lucky [censored] haha I'm jealous, can't wait till he's ready to come up
